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Phish to Release Ventura Box Set

According to a listing at Alternative Distribution Alliance, on June 18, Phish is scheduled to release a box set containing their July 30, 1997 and July 20, 1998 performances at Ventura County Fairgrounds in Ventura, CA. According to the tracklisting, the box set will also include soundcheck recordings from both shows. Both occurred early in the band’s respective US Summer Tours, and closely followed European tours. Of note in the shows is a secret language tease in the ’97 ‘David Bowie” as well as an extended take on “Makisupa Policeman” and the debut cover of “Sexual Healing” in the ’98 show. Internet sleuths at Duanebase found the listing and spread it to the fan community earlier this morning.

7/20/1998… one of my few WC shows… the Poor Heart was classic phunny Phish… location was great, right near the Ocean (thus the Drowned and Sea and Sand… or so I assumed) but the venue was terrible… freaking dust bowl… maybe the reason for Dirt… Sexual Healing Fishman… more classic phunny Phish… overall, a good solid show but I think there are quite a few that should be ahead of it as far as a live release… Venue was much more friendly than the night before at Shoreline where I was charged by a mounted horse cop because I had a beer in my hand (and in my 30s at the time, not causing any issue)...